Coroner finds footballer's death was drug related

A UK coroner has ruled the death of a promising footballer from the Isle of Man was drug related.

 26-year-old Louis Thornton died in a hotel room in Liverpool on September 17th last year during a weekend break. 

Liverpool and Wirral Coroner's Court heard the sportsman - who was the first team captain for Corinthians FC - had suffered a heart attack. 

The Middlesbrough fan had also suffered heart problems - including coronary artery thrombosis and arthrosclerosis - which were linked to his cocaine use.